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Hoppy is assigned to perform the extradition of Marco Rodriquez who appears framed for murder while on the way to investigate the smuggling of cattle from a diseased border area of Mexico and discovers the tasks are related.
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00:00Here he comes, here he comes, there's the trumpets, there's the drums, here he comes,
00:10Hopalong Cassidy, here he comes.
00:30Hopalong Cassidy, here he comes.
01:00Hopalong Cassidy, here he comes.
01:30Hopalong Cassidy, here he comes.
01:59Hopalong Cassidy, here he comes.
02:29Hopalong Cassidy, here he comes.
02:31He comes.
02:33Two months ago, the Department of Agriculture closed the border to Mexican cattle after an outbreak of hoof and mouth disease.
02:40But Mexican cattle had been found at slaughter pens in the United States.
02:44As we passed the court building, I saw my old friend, Judge Edwards.
02:58Cassidy!
02:59How are you, Judge?
03:01Hoppy, you're just the man I want to see.
03:03Come on in!
03:04So, you can see why I needed a United States Marshal.
03:13Here are the extradition papers.
03:15You know, I hate to do this because I've always liked the boy.
03:18Marco Rodriguez charged with killing a Mexican citizen on Mexican soil.
03:26What's his status?
03:27He obtained a permit to enter this country several months ago.
03:30He's been working as a clerk, saving his money for his education.
03:34I see.
03:35And who is this Jose Hernandez that signed the complaint?
03:39Well, he's a Mexican rancher from across the border.
03:42In fact, it was one of his men that Marco killed.
03:45Oh, excuse me.
03:47Here, look.
03:52Dorothy.
03:53Good morning.
03:54How do you do, Judge?
03:54I want...
03:55Oh, I'm sorry, Judge.
03:56I didn't know you were busy.
03:57I'll see you later.
03:58No, no, don't go.
03:59Come on in.
03:59I want you to meet a couple friends, Mike.
04:02The judge introduced Red and me to John Preston and his niece, Dorothy.
04:07I knew Preston by reputation.
04:09He was one of the wealthiest ranch owners along the border.
04:13As a matter of fact, I just stopped by to put up bail for Marco Rodriguez.
04:18I'm sorry, John.
04:19The bail isn't acceptable in this case.
04:21But he's innocent.
04:22Marco never even carried a gun.
04:24It's out of my hands, Dorothy.
04:26He'll be extradited to Mexico and they will try him there.
04:28Oh, but...
04:29There, there, honey.
04:31Maybe it's all for the best.
04:32He wasn't good enough for you, anyhow.
04:34Oh, you never did like him.
04:36But if I can't marry Marco, then I just...
04:38I...
04:39I wonder if it would do any good for me to talk to this Hernandez.
04:43Well, if you could persuade him to drop the charges pending further investigation.
04:48I could hold up the extradition.
04:50Well, his ranch adjoins mine below the border.
04:52I'll see him as soon as possible.
04:53Oh, thanks, Uncle John.
04:55That's all right, honey.
04:57I'm sorry to have interrupted your meeting, gentlemen, with our personal business, but
04:59it was nice meeting you anyway.
05:01That's quite all right.
05:02Say, that's a good-looking sombrera.
05:04I don't think I've ever seen one like it.
05:05Well, no, I have them made to order.
05:07I can see.
05:08Well, it's nice to have met you, Mr. Cagney.
05:09Goodbye.
05:10Mr. Connor.
05:11Dorothy.
05:11John.
05:12Goodbye, guys.
05:14Preston was one of the border ranchers I wanted to question about the cattle smuggling.
05:18But I figured our talk could wait till later.
05:21I'll see you later, then.
05:22Thanks.
05:22Thanks.
05:25Fred and I contacted several other ranchers, but none seemed to know about any cattle smuggling.
05:45There was something strange about the way the men were racing their horses.
05:59The St. Francis of Bahamas.
06:07He was almost as evil.
06:14The St. Francis of Bahamas.
06:16The St. Francis of Bahamas.
06:18The St. Francis of Bahamas.
06:19The St. Francis of Bahamas.
06:21The St. Vincent Arbaix.
06:28Please, sir.
06:57Do not kill me.
06:59You might have killed yourself with the fall you did off that horse.
07:02Who are you?
07:04Marco Rodriguez.
07:05Those men hold up the jail. Take me with them.
07:07I do not wish to go, but they'd kill me if I refuse.
07:13Glad you got one of them. The other two got away.
07:15Red, this is Marco Rodriguez.
07:17Howdy.
07:19Rodriguez?
07:20That's right.
07:20Is this the Marco the judge is holding in jail to deport?
07:23Was holding.
07:25You know who those men were?
07:27No, senor.
07:28Marco told us he didn't know who the masked men were who had kidnapped him.
07:33He insisted they weren't friends of his from Mexico.
07:36In fact, he thought they were Americans.
07:39We started back with him to Clear Rock.
07:45On the way, we heard the whole story.
07:47Marco had been riding out to call on Dorothy
07:49when he saw some men running cattle through a border fence.
07:57When he turned to investigate, several shots rang out.
08:00He saw a man fall and rode toward him.
08:02Next thing he knew, two riders came up accusing him of murder
08:13and insisting he was on the Mexican side of the border.
08:24Marco protested he didn't even carry a weapon,
08:26but they pointed to a gun on the brush,
08:28said he was a liar, and took him to the sheriff.
08:30He was almost certain that the two men who took him from the jail
08:51were the same two who had written up and accused him of murder.
08:55He was sure of one thing, though.
08:57He had been framed.
09:07Marco seemed sincere and honest to me.
09:10I could understand why the judge hadn't wanted to deport him
09:13and why Dorothy loved him.
09:15What's more, I believed he had been framed.
09:21Kidnapping a federal prisoner is a serious offense.
09:23That certainly is.
09:25Those men took quite a chance.
09:27But why, Hoppy?
09:28I've got a hunch of some connection
09:30between Marco's kidnapping and his cattle smuggling.
09:33And I'll buy Hoppy's hunches, Judge.
09:35So will I.
09:36But in the meantime, I cannot accept the responsibility
09:39of detaining Marco in this country.
09:41Now, here are the extradition papers.
09:45I'm sorry, son.
09:47You did the best you could, Judge.
09:48Gracias.
09:49Get on here, Paul.
09:57Marco!
09:59They can't take you away.
10:01They must, Mia Marta.
10:02But the judge said...
10:04Can't you wait until I...
10:05I'm sorry, miss.
10:06Come on, Marco.
10:07Let's go.
10:07Let's go.
10:10Let's go.
10:11Let's go.
10:13Let's go.
10:14Let's go.
10:15Let's go.
10:16Let's go.
10:17Let's go.
10:18Let's go.
10:19The trip to Santa Rosa was delaying my investigation of cattle smuggling.
10:44But maybe I'd find some of the answers below the border.
10:47Cassidy's on his way here with a prisoner now.
10:58Si, senor Hernandez.
10:59I want Rodriguez locked up, so there'd be no chance of escape.
11:03Oh, you need have no fear of that, senor.
11:05There must be a speedy trial, Sanchez, and a conviction for murder.
11:09But, senor, it is the court who pronounces the sentence and the day of execution.
11:14Well, if you want to stay in Santa Rosa's district attorney, you'll follow my orders.
11:19Marco Rodriguez must be tried tomorrow.
11:20And execute it the next day.
11:22We had turned Marco over to the Mexican district attorney.
11:35Red was wondering what the boy had meant when he warned us to investigate cattle smuggling on this side of the border.
11:40I'm sorry to have kept you waiting, senor Cassidy.
11:46That's all right.
11:47Thanks to you, the boy is safely behind bars.
11:50My government is indebted to you.
11:52Thank you very much.
11:53Red and I are always glad for the chance, though, to visit Santa Rosa.
11:56And you are always most welcome, senor.
12:00Have you checked Marco's case?
12:04It has greatly disturbed me, but the evidence is conclusive.
12:08I can do nothing but ask the court for a conviction.
12:11Well, you seem pretty sure that he's guilty.
12:13It is my duty to prosecute.
12:15Of course, the final verdict rests with the court.
12:18I knew that verdict would find Marco guilty of murder.
12:21I had to act fast to save his life.
12:23I'm sorry you are leaving our city so soon, senor Cassidy.
12:28Oh, but we're not leaving.
12:30But you already delivered the prison.
12:32We are also here on a secret government job.
12:35And you might be able to help me out, if you will.
12:37You need but to ask, senor.
12:39Marco Rodriguez gave the United States judge some valuable information
12:42about embargoed cattle being smuggled across the border.
12:46Cattle smuggling?
12:48But I did not know this.
12:49Oh, yes.
12:50And he might be called for further investigation.
12:52Now, you might be able to delay that trial for me, huh?
12:57What you asked presents a problem.
12:59But I will try to arrange with Judge Carillo to grant your government's wish.
13:03Thank you very kindly.
13:05We'll see you later.
13:06Adios.
13:06Adios.
13:06Adios.
13:06Adios.
13:06Adios.
13:06Adios.
13:07Adios.
13:08Adios.
13:09Adios.
13:10Adios.
13:11Adios.
13:13Adios.
13:15Adios.
13:17Adios.
13:18Adios.
13:19Adios.
13:20Adios.
13:21Adios.
13:21Adios.
13:21Adios.
13:22Adios.
13:31I got a mouth full of words.
13:32You better swallow them.
13:33We got work to do.
13:34No, querida mÃa.
13:59Your uncle has not been here.
14:00But he promised me.
14:02William, my trial is tomorrow.
14:04Perhaps he will come then.
14:05But we can't wait till tomorrow.
14:08I'm getting you out of here now.
14:09But that will be too dangerous.
14:11It's more dangerous for you to stay here and be convicted.
14:13Si.
14:14Perhaps if we can see Jose Hernandez.
14:16And convince him you're innocent.
14:21The first Mexican rancher I talked with
14:24said that Jose Hernandez bought whatever cattle he had for sale.
14:28A month ago, he had sold him 50 head.
14:34Another man said that he too had been selling his beef to Hernandez.
14:47It appeared that all the ranchers around Santa Rosa sold their stock to Hernandez.
15:00Our next move was to head for his ranch.
15:10All right.
15:12.
15:19I'm not in the house for Americans.
15:44Yes, sir.
15:45I want my men to come soon.
15:47Mm-hmm.
15:53I've still got a mouthful of words.
15:55Careful, they'll choke you.
15:57I'd like to see Senor Hernandez.
15:59Senor Hernandez is away.
16:01Not here.
16:03Nobody here is away, huh?
16:05But please, Senor, you shouldn't do that.
16:07Come on.
16:08My boss will scald me.
16:09Red, say something to him in Spanish, will you?
16:11But, Senor, please don't.
16:12Quiet, Buster.
16:13My partner wants to write a note.
16:14But he can't do that.
16:16All right.
16:18All right.
16:20There you are.
16:22Gracias, Senor.
16:24Gracias.
16:25All right.
16:26There you are.
16:27Gracias, Senor.
16:28Gracias.
16:29All right.
16:30There you are.
16:31Gracias, Senor.
16:32Gracias.
16:33All right.
16:34You ask me, Hoppy.
16:35I think that darn Hernan is hiding in there.
16:37You do?
16:38That servant acted mighty suspicious.
16:39He certainly did.
16:40There you are.
16:41You do?
16:42That servant acted mighty suspicious.
16:43He certainly did.
16:44You are done.
16:45There you are.
16:47There you are.
16:47There you are.
16:48Gracias, Senor.
16:49Gracias.
16:50You ask me, Hoppy.
16:51I think that darn Hernan is hiding in there.
16:53You do?
16:54That servant acted mighty suspicious.
16:55He certainly did.
17:00If you ask me, Hoppy, I think that darn Hernan is hiding in there.
17:03You do?
17:04That servant acted mighty suspicious.
17:06He certainly did.
17:17Shall we follow them?
17:18No, that's the last we'll see of Mr. Cassidy around here.
17:21We checked on the ranchers.
17:22They told them they sold her cattle to you.
17:24Oh, which they did legitimately.
17:25He hasn't any proof.
17:27Now, let's see what he has to say.
17:29Mr. Hernandez.
17:33When you see John Preston...
17:37Tell him he left his hat on your desk in the living room.
17:40Or was it your hat?
17:42Cassidy.
17:44We're going after him.
17:45But you said...
17:45Never mind what I said.
17:49Forget what I said.
17:50Cassidy knows too much.
17:52If we ride hard, we can catch him before he gets to the border.
17:59Dorothy and Margo.
18:07Get inside.
18:08Oh, my God.
18:31Inside.
18:31Inside.
18:33Inside.
18:35Inside.
18:35Inside.
18:35Inside.
18:35Inside.
18:36The
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19:18What happened?
19:22The girl she tricked me!
19:24What girl?
19:26The Americana Dorothy Preston.
19:27They tied me up took my keys away and freed Marco.
19:30Where did they go you know?
19:32Es muy malo de go to see Hernández.
19:35Hernández?
19:36Come on.
19:59You two go to the front of the house.
20:01I'll go around the back.
20:02I'll go around the back.
20:32Look, Cassidy's pal and Sanchez are sneaking up on us.
20:51I don't see Cassidy.
20:53You stay here and keep them covered.
20:55I'll keep an eye on Dorothy and Marco.
20:56Let's go.
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24:52shoes. Now, the reason you don't see Hoppy in a raincoat and overshoes is that I live
24:57in a country where there isn't too much rain. But you must always, when it is raining, wear
25:04your raincoats and your overshoes. And there's one more thought, too. Don't leave them at
25:10the schoolhouse. Bring them home, will you? I'll see you next week. And be sure and wear
25:16those, will you?
25:22There he goes, on his way, down the moon, a trail to where cowboys rain. Hop along, Cassidy.
25:31Hop along, Cassidy. He'll return soon again. There's no use to say goodbye until then. Hop
25:43along, Cassidy. So long, Patalong.
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